The Los Angeles Clippers and forward Kenyon Martin, cleared by FIBA to return to the NBA after a stint with the Chinese Basketball Association, have agreed on a deal that will be finalized once Martin passes a physical, according to multiple reports.

The deal, first reported by the Los Angeles Times, is reportedly for the $2.5 million "mini-midlevel" exception. Martin's agent, Andy Miller, confirmed to The Associated Press Friday that the sides reached agreement.

FIBA cleared Kenyon Martin to return to the NBA on Thursday. (AP Photo)

Martin, 34, averaged 8.6 points and 6.2 rebounds last season with the Denver Nuggets. He reportedly chose the Clippers, who lack frontcourt depth behind Blake Griffin and DeAndre Jordan, over the Miami Heat, Atlanta Hawks and New York Knicks.

The news comes in the wake of a report by Yahoo! Sports that CBA officials are fighting FIBA’s decision and demanding that Martin be forbidden to play until later this month, and while Friday's reported deal doesn't change that, a source told Yahoo! that "no one has stopped forward motion (in NBA) yet."

FIBA, as per its rules, cleared Martin to return after after his request went seven days without a response. CBA officials, according to Yahoo!, are insisting the request was deliberately sent to their office over the New Year when they wouldn’t be available to respond.

Martin's former team, the Xinjiang Guanghui Flying Tigers, have six games left and are not currently in playoff position. Their final regular-season game is Feb. 16.